Bad Disability Representation in Media, Ep. 1: Heidi
What is bad disability representation in media? Stereotypes that portray disabled people as burdens and disability as something to be cured extend beyond the screen to impact how disabled people are treated in their everyday lives. Follow along as Props No More Director Karina Sturm analyzes a classic story from her childhood, Heidi, to show what this narrative gets wrong about disability and how those stereotypes show up in the everyday lives of disabled people.
Audio Description by Social Audio Description Collective. Written by Cheryl Green. Blind QC by Nefertiti Matos Olivares. Narrated by Cheryl Green.
Produced by Karina Sturm and Lucas Fuchs.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 What is Heidi?
01:29 Ableism in Clara's Storyline
03:31 The Problem with "Overcoming" Disability
05:10 The Harm of Disability Stereotypes
06:27 Conclusion